Warzycha: Henry Deserves Suspension

Thierry Henry should be suspended for his swipe at Crew defender Kevan George on Sunday, Crew
head coach Robert Warzycha said.

With the Red Bulls and Crew tied at two in stoppage time, Henry and George both jumped for a
50-50 ball midway between midfield and the Crew’s penalty area that sailed over their heads and to
the Crew back line. The two made contact, with George's forearm appearing to rest on Henry's
shoulder. After landing, Henry took a swipe at George that opened a gash on the left side of the
defender’s face. He would come out of the game once the referees saw the blood and not return,
leaving the Crew down a player for the remainder of the match.

“It was intentional and the referee didn’t see it, but hopefully it’s going to be reviewed by
the league and he’s going to be suspended,” Warzycha said. “It’s unfortunate that I have to say
that an experienced player like Henry can do something like that. It’s amazing.”

The regional broadcast did not show a replay of the incident, which occurred in the 92nd minute,
but the cameras do show Henry taking a swipe at George and gesturing after the two land.

“You have to believe what Kevan was saying,” Warzycha said. “They jumped for the ball and when
they came down Henry was mumbling something and then hit him pretty quickly with the elbow when
they were already on the ground. You have to believe the kid that that’s what he saw, yeah?

“The camera angle is not the best because it’s from behind, but I hope there were enough cameras
there and the league is going to find out exactly what happened because we didn’t know exactly what
happened.”

Immediately after the game, Warzycha said George’s wound required stitches.

The Red Bulls had no comment on the situation.

In other injury news, Warzycha said midfielder/forward Dominic Oduro is progressing after
suffering a right thigh contusion while scoring the first goal of the match Sunday. Oduro had to
leave the game in the eighth minute and told reporters afterward that he could barely walk.

“He was walking better yesterday, so I hope he’s going to be OK,” Warzycha said.

Oduro was schedule to have an MRI yesterday, but Warzycha said they had not yet received the
results.

Midfielder Eddie Gaven injured his shoulder late in the game, but Warzycha said he is fine.